Chapter Two

Question 0

Dorsal supine

Answer 0

Lying on the back

Question 1

Anatomical

Answer 1

Ana-apart;excessive
Tom/o- cut; slice; layer
-ical: pertaining to

Question 2

Prone position

Answer 2

Lying face down

Question 3

Posteroanterior

Answer 3

Moves from outside the body through the posterior section and then through the anterior section

Question 4

Posterior

Answer 4

Pertaining to the back part

Question 5

Dorsal

Answer 5

Pertaining to the dorsum; back
Dors/o- back; dorsum
-al: pertaining to

Question 6

Ventral

Answer 6

Pertaining to the front; abdomen
Ventr/o: front; abdomen
Al: pertaining to

Question 7

Sagittal

Answer 7

Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections
Sagitt/o: going from front to back
-al: pertaining to

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Moving from ether side of the body toward the midline

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Moving from the midline toward either side of the body

Question 10

Bilateral

Answer 10

Pertaining to Both sides

Question 11

Transverse

Answer 11

Horizontal plane; divides the body into upper and lower sections.

Question 12

Superior

Answer 12

The upper half of the body
Super/o: above
-ior: pertaining to

Question 13

Inferior

Answer 13

The lower half of the body
Infer/o: below
-ior: pertaining to

Question 14

Cephalad

Answer 14

Moving toward the head in a superior direction
Cephal/o: head
-ad: toward; direction of

Question 15

Caudad direction

Answer 15

Moving toward the tail bone is moving In an inferior direction
Caud/o: tail bone
-ad: toward; in the direction of

Question 16

Distal

Answer 16

Moving from the trunk of the body toward the end of a limb

Dist/o: away from the center of point of origin

Question 17

Proximal

Answer 17

Moving from the end of the limb toward the trunk of the body
Proxim/o: near the center or point of origin

Question 18

Superficial (external)

Answer 18

Structures on the surface of the body

Extern/o: outside

Question 19

Deep (internal)

Answer 19

Structures below the surface and inside the body

Intern/o: inside

Question 20

Cranial cavity

Answer 20

Contains the brain, cranial nerves and related structures

Crani/o: cranium (skull)

Question 21

Spinal cavity

Answer 21

Contains the spinal cord, spinal nerves

Question 22

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 22

Within the chest and is surrounded by the breast bone anteriorly, the ribs bilaterally and the bones of the spine posteriorly

• Contains the lungs
• Separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm
• thorac/o- thorax (chest)
• -ic: pertaining to

Question 23

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 23

abdomin/o- abdomen

-al: pertaining to

Question 24

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 24

Pelv/o- pelvis (hip bone, renal pelvis) | -ic: pertaining to

Question 25

Abdominopelvic

Answer 25

Contains the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, ovaries, uterus, bladder

Question 26

Viseral

Answer 26

viscer/o- large internal organs | -al: pertaining to

Question 27

Four Quadrants

Answer 27

RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

Question 28

Hypochondriac

Answer 28

hypo- below; deficient chondr/0- cartilage -iac: pertaining to *Pertaining to below the cartilage (of the ribs)

Question 29

Epigastric

Answer 29

epi- upon; above gastr/o- stomach -ic: pertaining to

Question 30

Lumbar

Answer 30

Lumb/o- lower back, area between the ribs and pelvis | -ar: pertaining to

Question 31

Umbilical

Answer 31

umbilic/o- umblicus; naval | -al: pertaining to

Question 32

Inguinal

Answer 32

inguin/o- groin | -al: pertaining to

Question 33

Iliac

Answer 33

ili/o- ilium (hip bone) | -ac: pertaining to

Question 34

Hypogastic

Answer 34

hypo- below; deficient gastr/o- stomach ic: pertianing to

Question 35

Anatomy

Answer 35

the study of the structures of the human body ana- apart; excessive tomy: process of cutting or making an incision

Question 36

Physiology

Answer 36

The study of the functions of the those structures physi/o- physical function -logy: the study of